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WEEK 2 – DQ 1

Why is building student-teacher rapport critical to establishing and maintaining a productive classroom environment? How does communication with students impact successful implementation of classroom rules and procedures? What communication skills and methods will you use to establish a rapport with students? Establishing a student-teacher rapport is crucial in initiating and maintaining a productive classroom environment. As a teacher, it’s important for my students to have the comfort and security to share their feelings and thoughts. In fact, I think their security and comfort is important whether they anything to share or not. Setting up this type of environment motivates the students to respect me but also each other. Along with that mutual trust comes trust and support. Going further into effectiveness, I feel the next step is to get the students accustom to seeing a daily schedule each time they come to class. This schedule will teach them the importance of organization and priorities. Ideally, I would start from the first day of school to justify the importance. Further, students should also be exposed to classroom rules and guidelines. Discussing these rules on the first day will get the message across and it will get the entire class started on the right note. At this point, I as a teacher open a line of communication with the students that should last the rest of the semester. Communication is a very important factor in a classroom. I need to show that I am willing to listen and always provide feedback so they know Im open to any concerns, questions, or issues they want to discuss. Finally, request feedback from the classroom about what goes on. This

As part of the scenario. Two boys shoot “death stares” at each other during the last five minutes of class. he waits for Joe on the sidewalk in front of school and begins to push and shove him around. the situation escalates as one boy makes a derogatory comment to the other. I would later discover from Billy that there is conflict because he does not like Joe because of his race. After school. She begins to cry. A group of well-dressed girls are teasing a girl from a lower-income family. My first instinct would be to break up the fight so that nobody gets hurt. Regardless of there response I would express to both that its never okay to get physical with another student. the “new kid” at school. because he is of a different race. tough kid stops a smaller kid on his way to school and threatens to hurt him unless he hands over his homework. I would question both students in search for common ground so they can relate. The overall goal is to have a positive and productive class throughout the year. Greg makes suggestive comments toward Janet. At this point I would generalize that one race is not better than the other and there is no reason to hate any race. What methods can you use to address each selected scenario? What would you do if the method escalated or failed to stop the harassment? How can you make sure each party has been treated justly? Scenarios:
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A big. and begins touching her inappropriately on “accident”. because he is of a different race. he waits for Joe on the sidewalk in front of the school and begins to push and shove him around. After school. but you are the first adult he sees when he gets to school. which leads to more teasing. You notice the advances.
WEEK 2 – DQ 2
Select two peer harassment scenarios from the list below that align with the age group you plan to work with. He tells you what happened. Billy does not like Joe. When class gets out. Students begin to circle around the buys. the "new kid" at school.
Billy does not like Joe. and it looks as if a fight is about to break out. Regardless of my success in counseling the
. Then. Janet and Greg are assigned as lab partners in Science class. I would then speak to both students simultaneously and try to figure out the source of the fight. saying that her clothes are not “cool”. You do not know the smaller student.allows the students to have a connection to the classroom and possible make a contribution. which are clearly unwanted. or further injured. but Janet is too afraid to say anything.

She begins to cry. Then. and that she great characteristics that those other girls will never have. In general. I would then lead both students to the principal’s office. I’ll express that all the girls are in school either way so fashion and judgment should not mean anything anyway. I feel the most important factor in this scenario is that all the rules are followed accordingly to my guidelines so that neither student feels the other is favored. the importance lies in brains. At the end of the day. there is nothing wrong with her clothe. This action helps express the severity of the situation and it allows both students to get the appropriate punishment without either feeling singled out. which leads to more teasing. The most important thing in this scenario is to follow the rules and procedures so that neither side feels the other is being favored. and character. I would then communicate with the girl being teased and re-assure her that she isn’t doing anything wrong. I would speak to all the girls together and try to determine the common ground so that they can all relate to each other. I would let the girls be but if I come across the same situation again I would have to lead them to the principals’ office for the appropriate punishment. A group of well-dressed girls are teasing a girl from a lower-income family. At this point. Furthermore.two at this point. saying that her clothes are not "cool". personality. If I were to see this same scenario again with these same students I would conclude to communicate with the parents so they are aware of the issue.
. My first reaction would be to alert the well-dressed girls that they are doing something against the school code and morally wrong.

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Why is building student-teacher rapport critical to establishing and maintaining a productive classroom environment? How does communication with students impact successful implementation of classro...

Why is building student-teacher rapport critical to establishing and maintaining a productive classroom environment? How does communication with students impact successful implementation of classroom rules and procedures? What communication skills and methods will you use to establish a rapport with students?

Select two peer harassment scenarios from the list below that align with the age group you plan to work with. What methods can you use to address each selected scenario? What would you do if the method escalated or failed to stop the harassment? How can you make sure each party has been treated justly?